Kentucky Discussion Thread

[Brothergun]

I know Kentucky won't come for a long time, but you know, why not discuss it? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My Kentucky/Tennessee Prediction Map

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Guaranteed Cities (Cities that'll most likely be in the game)

Louisville
Lexington
Bowling Green
Paducah
Hopkinsville
Ashland
Owensboro

Cities that might get in, but could get cut in favor of others or other reasons (i.e. scaling, too close to another city, etc.)

Florence (could end up being merged into Cincinnati)
Somerset/London (one of them might be cut/reduced to scenic town because of being too close to each other)
Hazard
Pikeville
Middlesboro (could get cut for being too small or being too close to Knoxville and Kingsport)
Elizabethtown (very likely to be cut due to it being too close to Louisville, but might get in due to the SKON Battery Plant and being home to the Wetsern Kentucky Parkway, I-65, and Bluegrass Parkway)
Frankfort (Could very likely get in due it being the state capitol of Kentucky, but could be a scenic town due to it lacking in industries)

Scenic Towns

Mayfield
Russellville
Wickliffe
Nicholasville
Henderson
Prestonsburg
Paintsville
Louisa
Covington
Newport
Radcliff/Fort Knox
Fulton
Bardstown
Paris
Georgetown
La Grange
Harlan
Salyersville
Winchester
Smiths Grove
Glendale

Industries

SKON Battery Plant (Glendale)
GM Corvette Plant (Bowling Green)
Grand Rivers Quarry (Lake City)
AppHarvest (Somerset)
Toyota Assembly Plant (Georgetown)
UPS Worldport (Louisville)
GE Appliance Park (Louisville)
Ford Truck Plant (Louisville)
Amazon World Hub (Florence)
Catlettsburg Refinery (Catlettsburg)
Coal Mines (Eastern KY)
Agriculture (Western and South-Central KY)

Areas of Interests

Cumberland Falls (Corbin)
Falls of the Ohio (Louisville)
Spaghetti Junction (Louisville)
Louisville Water Tower Park (Louisville)
National Corvette Museum (Bowling Green)
Jefferson Davis State Historic Site (Fairview)
Land Between the Lakes
Mammoth Cave National Park
Cumberland Gap (Middlesboro)
The Kentucky Castle (Lexington)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Fort Campbell (Hopkinsville)
Fort Knox/US Bullion Depository
Beaver Dam Rest Stop (Beaver Dam)
Heaven Hill Distillery (Bardstown)
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Hodgenville)
The Mint Gaming Hall Kentucky Downs (Franklin)
Kentucky Speedway (Sparta)
Kentucky State Capitol (Frankfort)
Lake Cumberland
Florence Y'all Water Tower (Florence)
Reservoir Hill Park Water Tower (Bowling Green)

[nautofon]

Hoping state highway 0 will be there.

[The_Kazoo_Meme]

I feel like Frankfort will be marked due to it being the capital

[Brothergun]

I feel like Frankfort will be marked due to it being the capital

I put it in "Scenic Town" because I feel like Frankfort it's too close to Lexington, and would probably be either a scenic town, or a remote depot.

[fra_ba]

But SCS generally maps the capital city in each state no matter how it's close to other important cities.

[The_Kazoo_Meme]

I feel like Frankfort will be marked due to it being the capital

I put it in "Scenic Town" because I feel like Frankfort it's too close to Lexington, and would probably be either a scenic town, or a remote depot.

It’ll be tight squeeze but Frankfort will definitely be marked, it’ll probably look similar
to Nampa and Boise which are literally right next to each other in ATS
The distance between Nampa and Boise is 27km (16mi) and the distance between Frankfort and Lexington is 38km (23mi) so I have no doubts about SCS managing to squeeze Frankfort in.

Frankfort is also home to the Kentucky State University which will most likely make an appearance in the game, one of the most beautiful state capitols is also located in Frankfort.
However when it comes to industries there really Isn't much to offer, there's a plastic manufacturer which is apparently pretty important, a steel wheel producer is also located in Frankfort, they specialize in wheels for cars and light trucks, it could also be added as a new industry. Anyway this is all a speculation from someone who doesn't even live there so take this information with a grain of salt.

[Shiva]

Frankfort, wedged between Louisville and Lexington.
That city's saving grace, could be US-127 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.7115 ... ?entry=ttu -

[rip_c_bennington]

Louisville and Cincinnati (partly in Kentucky) seem to be quite difficult to create. Especially if Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio wouldn't be in one DLC.

Kentucky after Illinois but before Indiana would create a major road gap.

[Supernovae]

Frankfort, wedged between Louisville and Lexington.
That city's saving grace, could be US-127 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.7115 ... ?entry=ttu -

I think Frankfort will be offset from I64 a bit more than IRL and will be connected by I64 @ US127 and I64 @ US60. IRL there's a Walmart right at the I64 @ US127 junction and the stretch of US60 just north of I64 @ US60 is filled with light industry (car dealerships, tire shops, etc). I64 @ US60 is also right next to Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc. - Frankfort Division and a DHL DC.

I think for the actual city layout there are a couple major options on the eastern side of the city and on the western side.

On the western side of the city at US127 @ US60 I think SCS could either map the West Frankfort Connector up to the split 1 way roads at Metro Park or they could map US60 through the curvy tree wall to West 2nd Street. Unless industry justifies both roads I don't think there's space or need to fit both of these routes into the capital city. US60 goes right past the current Capitol building but the Old Capitol State Capitol Building is on Clinton Drive across from Metro Park just past the West Frankfort Connector.

Then for the east side if they use the West Frankfort Connector they could take US421 around the city and back to US60 at Spaghetti Junction.
Since I'm viewing Frankfort as a scenery town with dedicated industry, I think the split 1 ways past Metro Park and the Old State Capitol Building would work quite well. After those few blocks the map would either have to jog down a block or two to follow US60 to Spaghetti Junction or follow KY2261 up to US421. I think either of these could be included with a US421 bypass route but it all depends how much space Frankfort can afford to take up.

If SCS maps US127 as a scenic alternate to I75 heading up to Cincinnati I image they'd use at least the eastern half of US421 to Spaghetti Junction. They'd also need to tie the road network together with the western half of US421 and/or KY2261.
The city layout also somewhat depends what they do with US60 through Versailles between Frankfort and Lexington. I64 is part of the incomplete outer ring of Lexington so I think getting US30 into Lexington from a different direction would be really important. Whether it's Man O War Blvd or KY4 it would be able to connect remote depots like Lane's End Farm by Versailles with both Frankfort and Lexington. It'll be really dense and I wouldn't expect Versailles to be any more than US60 @ US62 junctions, a gas station, and a remote depot for either Lexington or Frankfort.

Personally I expect they'll use the West Frankfort Connector to get into the city from the west. That would allow Wilkinson Blvd with US421 to loop around the city and the split road network scenic/small city layout SCS loves using (ex. The Dalles, OR). A 1 block jog south to US60 running past KSU and up to Spaghetti Junction should fit, especially with the tree wall/valley/cut plane potential between US60 and KY2261. US60 in west Frankfort would likely be too much to squeeze in given how many more intersections W. 2nd St. has compared to Clinton and Mero up by Metro Park. Plus it's easier to cheat space with sweeping treewalled highway bends than a twisty, cramped country road through a valley.

[hangman005]

Not going that it means much in terms of the DLC, but by going off street view, it is surpring how quickly you can get from the Capitol building to feeling like your in the middle of nowhere, it's like 3 blocks